{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada Paints Huge Wall Faces","height":1908,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/jorge-rodriguez-gerada-paints-huge-wall-faces/jorge-rodriguez-gerada-wall-faces.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2012-05-07T09:31:14Z","description":"Cuban American artist Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada recently created a new temporary wall faces mural in Bahrain, showing an anonymous face as usual!","html":"\u003cp\u003eBeautiful new wall faces by Cuban American contemporary artist \u003cstrong\u003eJorge Rodríguez-Gerada\u003c/strong\u003e can be found in Argentina and Barhain! The artist, who is going to exhibit at the Guggenheim Bilabo next month, as was \u003ca href=\"http://blog.vandalog.com/2012/05/gerada-in-argentina-and-barhain/\"\u003ementioned by RJ\u003c/a\u003e, is one of the founders of the New York Culture Jamming culture!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.jorgerodriguezgerada.com\"\u003eJorge Rodríguez-Gerada\u003c/a\u003e started replacing the faces of cultural icons chosen by advertisers with the faces of anonymous people in the late 90’s. The idea was to question the controls imposed on public space, the role models designated and the type of events that are guarded by the collective memory. For that reason, Jorge was mentioned in Naomi Klein’s book \u003cem\u003eNo Logo\u003c/em\u003e,  focusing on branding, and often making connections with the anti-globalization movement.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe temporary murals (the paint is washing away in the rain) he now created as part of Al Riwaq Art Space’s Alwan 338 festival in Barhain is a brilliant example of his skills! I wish ge could make it to Berlin one time\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nBeautiful new wall faces by Cuban American contemporary artist **Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada** can be found in Argentina and Barhain! The artist, who is going to exhibit at the Guggenheim Bilabo next month, as was [mentioned by RJ](http://blog.vandalog.com/2012/05/gerada-in-argentina-and-barhain/), is one of the founders of the New York Culture Jamming culture!\n\n[Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada](http://www.jorgerodriguezgerada.com) started replacing the faces of cultural icons chosen by advertisers with the faces of anonymous people in the late 90’s. The idea was to question the controls imposed on public space, the role models designated and the type of events that are guarded by the collective memory. For that reason, Jorge was mentioned in Naomi Klein’s book *No Logo*,  focusing on branding, and often making connections with the anti-globalization movement.\n\nThe temporary murals (the paint is washing away in the rain) he now created as part of Al Riwaq Art Space’s Alwan 338 festival in Barhain is a brilliant example of his skills! I wish ge could make it to Berlin one time...\n\n","tags":["Mural Art","Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada","Arab Street Art"],"title":"Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada Paints Huge Wall Faces","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/jorge-rodriguez-gerada-paints-huge-wall-faces/"}